After a lackluster campaign at the Australian Open, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova made amends in the following tournament, the Linz Open. After breezing past some of the top guns, the Russian tennis star secured a place in the semifinals of the indoor hard-court event. However, despite delivering some stellar performances, Pavlyuchenkova recently became a target of body shaming on social media.

The 32-year-old player failed to overcome top seed Jelena Ostapenko in the semis, as she tasted a thumping defeat with a score of 6-2, 6-3. Pavlyuchenkova’s straight sets prompted a fan to issue some harsh remarks as he brutally mocked or stigmatized her. The WTA superstar was quick to respond, and she has now come forward to shut down the hater on social media.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova issues a candid response to a hater after her defeat at the Linz Open

Following her semifinal loss against Jelena Ostapenko, a fan recently flocked to the comments section of a picture uploaded by Pavlyuchenkova on Twitter. In that photo, the Russian tennis player was sighted donning some elegant outfits for her sponsorship deal with Mulberry England. Although Pavlyuchenkova received a lot of praise in the comments, one fan harshly body-shamed Pavlyuchenkova. The user commented, “LOL you are twice the size of a normal person, you really play tennis professionally? lay off the donuts!!!”

In her perfect repose, the 32-year-old player took a sarcastic jab at the hater as she retweeted the post with the caption, “Okay…”

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Despite a brilliant display of her on-court prowess at the WTA 500 tournament, Pavlyuchenkova has become a target of brutal criticism. In the initial rounds of the Linz Open, the Russian outclassed the likes of the current British No. 1 Katie Boulter in straight sets. Even in her quarterfinal match, Pavlyuchenkova, who was an unseeded participant, pulled off an upset against her  Beligain colleague and the fourth seed, Elise Mertens, as she defeated her with a score of 6-3, 6-2.

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What do you think of the Russian tennis star’s candid response to the hater who body-shamed her on social media? Let us know in the comments section. 

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